Re: [PATCH V5 16/16] block: ublk_drv: apply io_uring FUSED_CMD for supporting zero copy

From: Ziyang Zhang
Date: Tue Mar 28 2023 - 22:58:03 EST


On 2023/3/28 23:09, Ming Lei wrote:
> Apply io_uring fused command for supporting zero copy:
>

[...]

>
> @@ -1374,7 +1533,12 @@ static int ublk_ch_uring_cmd(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd, unsigned int issue_flags)
> if (!ubq || ub_cmd->q_id != ubq->q_id)
> goto out;
>
> - if (ubq->ubq_daemon && ubq->ubq_daemon != current)
> + /*
> + * The fused command reads the io buffer data structure only, so it
> + * is fine to be issued from other context.
> + */
> + if ((ubq->ubq_daemon && ubq->ubq_daemon != current) &&
> + (cmd_op != UBLK_IO_FUSED_SUBMIT_IO))
> goto out;
>

Hi Ming,

What is your use case that fused io_uring cmd is issued from another thread?
I think it is good practice to operate one io_uring instance in one thread
only.

Regards,
Zhang